The Apple Watch Series 10 was launched at the company’s ‘It’s Glowtime’ launch event on September 9, but Apple didn’t unveil a successor to last year’s Watch Ultra 2. This is in line with the prediction of TF Securities International analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. , who accurately predicted last October that the company would not launch the Apple Watch Ultra 3 in 2024. Similarly, the company has not yet refreshed its Apple Watch SE models. The analyst has now suggested a launch timeline for these smartwatches.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Kuo says that the Cupertino company will launch the Apple Watch Ultra 3 in 2025. The Apple Watch SE (second generation) will also be updated three years after the current generation model was introduced. According to the analyst.
1. Apple Watch Ultra 3 has been given a new model, which can be downloaded.
2. 2025 model Apple Watch Ultra 3 Bluetooth SE model.,
1. The Apple Watch Ultra 3 was absent from this year’s media event, which is in line with my prediction from almost a year ago.
2. 2025 New Apple… https://t.co/j457raXTgf– 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) 10 September 2024
If Kuo’s latest claim is accurate, we can expect both the Apple Watch Ultra 3 and the third-generation Apple Watch SE to launch in the third quarter of 2025, when the company typically launches new smartwatches and smartphone models. . They may arrive alongside the alleged iPhone 17 series, which is expected to succeed Apple’s recently launched iPhone 16 lineup.
In October 2023, the analyst predicted that Apple would not launch a successor to the Watch Ultra 2 model, stating that development on the new model had yet to begin. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman also revised his prediction hours before the launch event on Monday, claiming that Apple will only launch a new color version of the Watch Ultra 2.
At the time, Kuo said that if a new Apple Watch Ultra model is not announced in 2024, it could see flagship Watch shipments decline by as much as 30 percent year-over-year and overall Apple sales by 10 percent. . View Shipment.
This means that the Apple Watch Series 10 is likely to remain Apple’s only advanced smartwatch model in 2024. The company is also expected to hold a launch event for new Mac mini, iMac and MacBook Pro models in October. Will be powered by the company’s M4 chips.